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Prioritizing paying off debt before retirement? These balances may need different treatment.

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The type of debt, the interest rate and the financial resources required to eliminate it can matter just as much as the amount owed. As a result, some balances may warrant aggressive repayment before retirement, while others may call for a more measured strategy. So which balances need to be treated differently when you're paying off debt before retiring? That's what we'll examine below.

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